Investment Options

A Self-Directed IRA gives you the opportunity to make investment decisions in areas based on your knowledge and expertise. From real estate to private lending, you can choose from a wide variety of different types of investments allowed.

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"For over 36 years, The Entrust Group has provided account administration services for self-directed retirement and tax-advantaged plans. Entrust can assist you in purchasing alternative investments with your retirement funds, and administer the buying and selling of assets that are typically unavailable through banks and brokerage firms."

For September's webinar, we covered 3 tax-advantaged plans for small business owners. Participants who joined our national webinar had the opportunity to ask John Paul Ruiz, our Director of Professional Development at Entrust, questions regarding their small business retirement plans for employers and themselves as business owners. Continue reading to see what types of questions were answered:

Do you know which self-directed retirement plan could be right for your business and retirement goals? Whether you're self-employed, with a staff of 1 or 100, these self-directed IRAs offer two big incentives to encourage business owners to make retirement saving a priority: significant tax benefits and the freedom to choose your own investments. Choose from the traditional stocks and bonds, as well as a wide range of alternative investments, such as real estate, gold, and private stock. Here are your plan options:

Earth Day isn’t a one-day and done affair. Saving for retirement isn’t something you can do once and forget about either. You can do both when you own “green investments” in your self-directed IRA. A self-directed IRA makes it easy to invest in a wide choice of environmentally friendly assets. Here are five ways to go green with your retirement savings:

Our timely tips are a great way to keep up-do-date with retirement deadlines that are important to self-directed IRA holders. Here you will find dates that are important for small business owners who hold the following plans: SEP, SIMPLE, and Individual 401(k) plans. Read ahead so you don't miss these deadlines:

Investing in startups used to be limited to venture capitalists and Wall Street, and to big, so-called accredited investors. If you were lucky enough to qualify as a friend or family member, you might be able to buy pre-IPO shares before a startup went public.